Refuse receptacle



1,503,926. J. sTAuBLl REFUSE RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 19, 1922 fighiPatented ug. 5, 1924.

JOHN STUBLI, or sYRncUsnNEw YORK.

REFUSE nnonrfrncnn Application'led September 19, 1922. Serial No.589,072.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN STUBLI, a citi- Zen of Switzerland, residing atSyracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refuse Receptacles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sanitary refuse receptacles, and has for oneof its main objects the provision of a relatively large receptacle whichcan be conveniently sunken or embedded on a farm, preferably near thecattle pens, for receiving the various animal offal and storing the samein a sanitary manner until disposal thereof is made.

Another object is to provide a tank which is completely sealed when notin use thereby keeping the atmosphere clear and also preventingobnoxious odors so prevalent with the means in present day use.

Still another object is to provide a small door at the side of thereceptacle which can be readily opened by the pressure of the foot, thisbeing an important feature as the hands of the farmer are generallyoccupied while disposing said offal.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below inwhich characters of reference refer to the likenamed parts in thedrawing.

Referring briefly to the' drawing, Figure 1 represents a top plan Viewof the sanitary refuse tank.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevational view of the same, taken on the line2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the receiving chute, showing thedoor in closed position.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the same but showing the door in openposition.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 represents theside wall of a comparatively large refuse tank, and has a cover 11 and aconical shaped bottom securely riveted thereto.

A door 13 is adapted to slide in the recesses formed between the cover11 and angle irons 14, the latter being riveted to the said cover. Whenit is desired to dispose of the refuse and offal in the tank, the doorhandle 15 is given an arcuate swing thereby exposing an opening 16 thruwhich working access is gained.

It is to be understood that the refuse tank is buried in the soil andexposes the cover member 11 and the upper end of a chute 17 only.- Thechute 17 has an angular bottom surface 17 and is open-thruout its lengthon the side of the tank so that refuse will readily find itsV way intothe tank chamber after being thrown down the chute.

Bearing brackets 18 secured to the opposing upper corners of the chuteare adapted to pivotally engage pivot studs 2O of the trap 19. Tofacilitate the opening of trap 19 by the foot, a foot lever 21 ispivoted on pin 22 and has an open slot 23 at the opposite end.Depressing foot lever 21 will cause the bell crank 25' to be rotatedabout .the pin 28 by pin 24 at the short end of the bell crank engagedin slot 23 of the foot lever.

As bell crank 25 moves upwardly, trap 19 having the pin 26 engaged inlever slot 27 will also be rotated and the chute will thus be opened. Aspressure on the foot lever is released trap 19 will immediately close toposition shown in Figure 3. It is obvious that the refuse tank canalways be kept in a sanitary condition as the trap thereon will alwaysfall into the closed position.

I claim:

1. A refuse tank having cover and bottom members, and adapted to beburied in the soil, a door slidably mounted under the cover and adaptedto close an opening in the same, a chute mounted adjacent the tank wall,a trap pivotally secured to the upper end of the chute, the chute havinginclined side edges, and means for opening said trap, by a downwardmovement of the foot.

2. A refuse tank comprising a cover and bottom members, a door slidablymounted under the cover member, a chute communieating with the tank andhaving a trap pivotally secured to its upper end, a foot lever pivotallysecured to one side of the chute, a slotted bell crank having a shortarm mounted on ythe chute and having the trap door engaged in the slotof bell crank, the latter being adapted to open the trap when thefootlever is depressed, and means for automatically closing the trapwhen pressure on the foot lever is released.

3. A refuse tank comprising side walls having a cover and a conicalbottom, a chute mounted adjacent the side wall, an opening formed in thewall of the tank communicating directly with the chute, the upper edgesof the chute being inclined outwardly, brackets mounted on the lowerportion of the edges, a tmp pivot-ally supported by end, the slot-tedend of saidfootflever engag- 10 said brackets and adapted to normallycover ing the pin lon the bell crank, @high endlof the open end of thechute, a, pin projecting said foot lever When depressed being adaptfroinone side of the trap, e bell crank pived CO rotate the bell-renl andopen the apap` oted on the chute and having a Slotted arm, 'C0 VMllIlOllleCl' IJOSlfflOIlZ SlCl V'I'LP bglug said slotted arm engaging thepin on the adapted t0 normally ffl-111m@ ClOSed POSltlOIl V15 trap, theopposite arm of the bell crank hav- 0f lts O Wl @CCOTd- Y Y ing a pinthereon, a foot lever pivoted inter- In Wltness whereof I @mx mySlglltll l mediate its length and being slotted at one JOHN STAUBLI.

